Demie-Jade Resztan may be the youngest member of the England squad heading to the European Women’s Boxing Championships in Bulgaria next week.

But the 19-year-old New Astley fighter still stands a decent chance of coming home from Sofia with a medal, according to her club coach Mark O’Reilly.

Resztan will be in action in the light-flyweight division, having claimed the English amateur belt last month to follow on from being crowned England Senior Elite champion last season.

And O’Reilly believes she is in good shape for the Europeans after spending the last four weekends training with the national squad in Sheffield.

He said: “Preparations have been going well and Demie had her last hard training session last weekend where they were sparring with the Ireland and Wales females.

“The (Great Britain and England) head coach Amanda Coulson is very pleased with her and I’d probably say she’s better than when she won the Elites.

“She’s physically stronger and with that little bit of confidence now, she has that desire to do really well and the self-belief that belongs in that sort of category.

“If I’m being honest, I never thought she’d get as far as she has at this stage – I always expected her to do well by the time she was 22 or 23, but she has done it a lot quicker than I thought and that’s credit to her.

“She boxed at the European Youths a couple of years ago and was a bit overcome and boxed a very good girl from Ukraine.

“But it’s a different story now, she’s national champion, No 1 in the UK, and it’s just a matter of putting the performances together.”

Resztan’s England team will be travelling with the Great Britain squad and O’Reilly hopes she will be able to catch the eye at the competition.

He said: “The GB coaches were at the last training session with the GB girls and Demie said she felt a bit of pressure, but she did really well.

“But in international boxing it’s all about the draw and if you get a good draw, then before you know where you are, you could be in a medal position.

“You need a little bit of luck, but if she gets a win in her first bout, she’ll take some stopping and I believe she has the chance of a medal.

“She could have five bouts in six days if she gets to the final, but she’s more than ready because of the training we’ve done. We’ve left no stone unturned.”